thanks
I don't think they were a pair before but it seems they are now. I've found geos, at least mine, have been pretty easy to match up. she looked like she was ready to lay eggs already and she was definitely the instigator in the couple. once I got an air pump back on there and they really seems to recover she was immediately starting with the courting motions on him. it happens that he is my biggest and most dominant male, so that prob helps.
That's cool man ... at least there is a silver lining in your loss. Having a mating pair of these nice fish is very cool.
What are you going to add?
What are you going to add?
prob not much, I was looking to slim this down. I think I'm actually going to move this group into a 60g and move some other fish into this tank that could use the extra water space. I might even get rid of some c. regani, i'll see how they all get along in a smaller space. there is one female who is the odd one out and she is always running for someone so she will prob either go into another tank or find a new home. if the two pairs can each stake a claim on a spot and get along for the most part I will keep them, otherwise one pair will go too. I may get some more l264 plecs. I was liking them, or some Tapajos appropriate corydoras would be nice. if there is space I would add some tetras but its nice finally having a tank that isn't stupid crowded so I might hold off
Moved some of the driftwood around in the tank and cut a couple longer branch ish bits off the great big piece that is sort of x shaped that I had previously on the right side of the tank. Loving the difference, still has a bunch of bits that stick down so I creates some natural caves under it and hopefully it will have some little crannies that the c. Regani will take a liking too for spawning too. I'm always nervous to have a chunk off some nice and expensive (relatively) driftwood like this but I love the result here so it paid off. My Geo's are spawning again. Took a short video of them and the rank in general since they decided to do it right in the spotlight.
And here's a couple pics I could get of the fish tonight.
Really liking this tank right now, having a small group of fish in a larger tank like this really does feel so much more natural than having a bunch all cramped together fighting all the time.
Really liking this tank right now, having a small group of fish in a larger tank like this really does feel so much more natural than having a bunch all cramped together fighting all the time.
Moved everyone over to there new home from the 125g to a 60g, I'm pretty happy so far. I was worried that I might have put too much wood work in here and not left enough room for the Geo's to move around but so far it seems like they are comfortable, they are able to sneak behind and around the bigger wood pile so I'm satisfied for now. I left the angel in the 125 for right now so just the Geo's, the creni's and the l264s as stock.
so there are some corydoras on a fish list of a lfs that i go to quite a bit that might fit the bill, not a tapajos species but they look very similar. the species on the list is c. melanistius that looks super similar to c142 . what does everyone think, should i add these? i'll add links below.
c. melanistius
http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=311
c142
http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=1019
c. melanistius
http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=311
c142
http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=1019
Didn't end up getting any smaller fish for this tank yet, have had other things going on in the fish room. I did rearrange the wood a couple times. I think I've got the best layout now. Also I added a l333 which is not a Rio Tapajos fish I know, but i had to move it from another tank and there are fish of its approximate size and colour pattern, so it could be worse. For a bit I actually had a female apistogramma agassizii in here as well and she was around for a while but unfortunately she died. She wasn't eaten by the creni's surprisingly but she did have a big wound to her tail and I think it may be what did her in. Anyway here is a video of how the tank is now.
